View attachment 50588 Yen Sid led the group to a pool of glowing water. Beside the poolside were a row of nearly a dozen open sleeping pods. 'As I understand... these sleeping chambers will help to monitor your health while in deep meditation. Should anything life threatening occur in your dream state.... I shall wake you up.' A dream how interesting. 'Andrew must find his hidden in the clouds.' while ordinarily he would be worried on how on earth he would get to the clouds without a keyblade he had quickly came up with a plan. 'And Kaida must find hers at the bottom of the ocean.' Oh no he knew Kaida was not found of water after the whole ocean thing. He opened his eyes and found himself on some unknown island. Quill quickly ran off. "Wait Quill." It might have been to late while he could go after him he did not like the idea of getting lost in the forest no mater how dream like this place was. While yen Sid had said no keyblades there was no mention of not working together and his first thought was to do that but seeing as Quill was gone that was kind of out the window.
View attachment 50585 As he walked with Quill and Kaida Yen Sid had came up and wanted to take over the class. Were they that bad that no one wanted to teach the group? 'I know you are still weary of the darkness that comes from peoples hearts... but we should not scold those who have yet to conquer theirs...Please forgive him... darkness has caused him much pain in his lifetime,' "Ah darkness. From my understanding you can not have darkness without the light no light without the dark. The same coin two different sides." Soon Eraqus left and headed towards the library and he wondered why he was heading that way. 'I can...understand why he fears it.' Quill had said. "Perhaps he does not fear it but does not understand it? Something unknown is far scarier then something that you understand." 'That's kind of you to say...AJ...yes AJ. Thank you, but I suppose I should expect this treatment. I'm rather...unsightly.' "Humm I think I should tell you a story. It does not matter what others think of you but what you think of your self. One can not move forward with first taking a step." This could be taken literally and figuratively. "Back in my home world there was a rumor of a well The well of delight. This well was said to grat any wish. So at first everyone worked together to find this well but over time this faded until everyone was against each other only wanting one this to wind the well for there own purpose. They wanted my help to figure out the clues left behind. But everyone wanted something for there own selfish reasons. So in the end you need to figure out what step works best for you Quill because you are the only one that can. Just know that there are people here that can and will help you. All you have to do is ask. " He turned his attention to Kaida who was zoned in near completely in a phone game. There was a time and place for that he thought to himself.
View attachment 50584 He stood there and when Eraqus said, 'Seeing as how Ventus has yet to take the mark of mastery... it could be that his lack of elemental training has left him under leveled...' It kind of made sense. Then Shiro said, 'Masters Andrew, Quillton, and Kaida will join Eraqus in the Meditation chamber.' No one called him by his full name but Bob so something was going on. 'Second form Aura...?' Ven had asked him. "Um yea it might need to be unlocked to unlock the 3rd..." Or something else he thought but he left his voice trail off. "A second form is a more powerful version of a aura." He explained to Ven. Soon Ven went up to Aux and knew his name oh god this could end up badly. Then Aux went and apologized in the worse way possible. This was turning out worse then he would have thought. Dude he thought to himself as he mentally face palmed at Aux. He turned his attention to Ven. "So Ven feel free to join us maybe you will pick up of things on and about auras." He did not see the harm in Ven joining them and he left the offer hang there. Truth be told he was not all that excited about aura training he much rather unlock it him self. He saw how the 3rd aura had affected Shiro in the heartless battle and wondered if it was as painfully as it looked. That said he did not see the harm of what Eraqus had to say. "Come if you want Ven. If you want I will explain more of what I know later." He then left Ven and went after Eraqus. Soon his attention turned to Quill and his questions. 'You don't seem fit for the EARTH aura, I'm rather unsure I'll be the one to train you.' He also did not know what Quill's aura could be other then some off the wall one but as for training he did not see why it mattered if one wanted to be trained then one should help that person. 'If it were my choice you'd leave immediately, but we need all the fighters we can.' What was going on? Was every master out of there mind? That was something that could have been left unsaid. "Well I am glad you are here Quill." He tied to think of what the training could involve. Quill had some unknown past which he might need help with getting through. Maybe that was why he was in this class? If nothing else he might be able to help Quill out with his training and then there was Kaida who had time which would more then likely have her mind look at the possible outcomes of the future which could be helpful if his thoughts were true.
View attachment 50583 Ah he held the orb it changed from green to pink to a white color then let out a light before changing back to green. As he waited for Ven to say something Shiro said, 'NOPE! Just to power you up to your max potential. And seeing as how the primal orb you are holding is still green and that puts you in Eraus' class!' He walked over to him and picked him up by the collar. He walked over to Eraqus and dropped the boy down in front of the master. 'Which is great for me, because I don't like answering questions.' He did not even say anything to Shiro. He already knew what class he was in so there was no need for him to say anything. He was already glad that he was not with Shiro. As for not liking answering question if he did not want want to answer any then he should not have asked if they had any. He was talking to Ven and moving him was he was not sure how to put it. Shiro then proceeded to say what each aura forum would be in. From what he had said he would be taking the class by himself. Soon Quill picked up a orb releasing earth while he did not forget about Quill and this met he would be with him he did not think that Quill's aura would be earth. He did not know quill that well but he always thought that Quill would have a more obscure aura. He turned his attention to Quill who seemed to be worried after seeing the display perhaps the orbs could pick up the other auras a person had. Ven was next up and his orb did nothing which was interesting. 'I think mine is broken.' As he thought on what he saw something came to mind. As he made his way back over to Ven. "Maybe you have to unlock your second form of an aura before the orb is able to detect the 3rd form", he suggested. If already had that was not it then he was not sure what it could be. That said he did not know if Ven even had his second form of his aura or not.
View attachment 50582 As he waited for an answer Ven asked if it was possible to have more then one aura. He did not think so and he wondered why Ven wanted to know. Shiro then said, 'While this orb helps IDENTIFY your aura, it by no means empowers or awakens your final aura. As far as we know most everyone has only one primary aura that can reach a third level.' Oh that was kind of disappointing. The orbs would have been much cooler if they did something else. The swift and transparent tempest of wind would be spiritual. so that met that he would be with Eraqus. 'Regardless, we should be able to train you for roughly a week before we know our net course of action.' A week that was a long time did they even have that much time to do this? He turned his attention to Ven. "So is there a reason you wanted to know about the aura or is there a particular one that interest you?" While he waited for Ven to answer he thought of the task that would be coming soon.
View attachment 50580 As he waited for some sort of response Beuce said something about them going through some pretty intense training. Part of him wondered if that would be enough to fight no heart. 'For now, we need to get a good night's sleep.' Yea he did not see that happening. He left the room and began walking the halls in a random direction. As he walked alone he scanned the walls. It was quiet and dark but he continued to walk the halls away. After the first hour he thought that it would clear his mind but as the second hour came and went he knew that was long gone. After more time had passed he probably walked the castle a few times not finding anything noteworthy. He went to his room but after laying in bed for what must have been a few hours he gave up on sleeping all together and made his to the training area. It was still dark and an punching bag had a dent in it. After some time he headed back to his room. The morning light just peaking through. ~~The following morning~~ He did not get any sleep and if he did it was not enough to matter. He got presentable and made his way to the training grounds where Shiro dropped a large case of crystal orbs on the ground as DJ, Eraqus and Yen Sid were beside him. Shiro then talked about a Primal Orb. 'My primary aura is WIND... Think of this orb like a mood ring for your elemental affinity.' He tossed the orb to him before continuing on. He was able to catch it but dropping my and it breaking was a possibly almost. Upon catching the orb the orb began to glow green in his hands as soon as it touched them. How did Shiro know what his aura was? He tried to think of an instance where he might have used it with Shiro around but could not think of any. He tried to think of some questions and a few came to mind. "So the Primal Orbs are they used to help awaken the next level auras or are they just for determining what auras we have?" If they were used then they were like a power supply almost. Based on the description so far it seemed like they had to just do the 3 C's but he could not be so sure.
View attachment 50579 As he stood there Luna left. Then Karina said, 'If DJ is locking down Central Haven, then I am sure it would be fine. But if you want to go on a wild goose chase after another one of his poor lies, then go ahead. I will not stop you, but nor will I be joining you.' Karina was missing the point if the security system was down which should have been on this whole time then regardless of if Orion came here by himself or not then someone else could have gotten in. He hoped this was not the case but time and again the universe like to throw curve balls there way. While staying in touch was not a bad idea something still felt off. Karina then said, 'So are we all just going to sleep or are we going to do something more interesting. I am in the mood to punch something.' "Sleeping is the last thing I want to do" he said offhandedly. "I want do something else. Anything other then sleeping." Kel then something about figuring out how to use the phone while the concept of trying to explain something like that to Kel would probably be daunting he would do it when there was time. He was not sure why Kel put so much trust into someone whos scanner failed to find Terra and someone who forgot to turn on a security system. It was all convenient. Dj so happened to have a scanner that did not work and a security system off and Orion showed up. "I doubt the door if it is actually a thing would be easy to find." If anything it would be blended into the wall floor or ceiling to look like it was all one peace. He pulled out his phone and had a look at what it could do there where a number of things on there some which could be useful. "Maybe I can help you figure out your phone some time Kel." He stood and waited to see what the others would say or do.
View attachment 50578 As he stood there kel said, 'He also said something about a secret exit, don't know how true that might be but it does sound like something that should be looked into should it be so.' That was interesting. Before he had to chance to say much Shiro said they did not know about any secret entrance. 'Besides, everyone should get some rest. I'll activate Haven security just in case anyone else appears', DJ had said. He could not believe what he was hearing. From what he had heard about DJ he was smart so why was the security off? That just was not smart. DJ and Shiro left the room with Terra. Then Oswald gave them a small box of Gummi phones. He was sure they could be tracked with this phone but he took one anyway as it might become usefull in the future. It was just another thing they could be tracked with in his mind but at this point it did not mater. At this point it almost seemed like Shiro and DJ wanted them to be found. First the device that searched to see if there was anyone here did not work then the Haven security was off for some reason. It just was not adding up. Seeing as they left his turned his attention to Kel. "I have to agree with Kel that looking for this secret exit would not hurt. I don't know about everyone else but even if there is no one else here searching this pace would make me feel better." He stood there trying to think of what could be at play here.
View attachment 50577 As Karina patted his hand away and then said that curt was a liar, and terribly naive as well. 'What does that mean for us and whatever you guys were planning in there? I can't see this boding well for whatever you thought was going on.' He did not give much thought on what was going on before but as he thought on what Karina had said he did have some input. "Well if Terra is here or whatever he wants to call him self it could mean more then just him could be here. It could not hurt to check out everywhere we do not want any more surprises." He was not happy with DJ telling them there was no one here. "If there is no one here and even if there is, there could be more coming. If there is more people here we can deal with it then. So we should prepare for people to be coming here in case there is more coming." Why would they leave and then come back? So far every plan the others had was divide and concur but now they where all in one place. Maybe the plan changed to take them all out at once? "Then there is what do to with Terra, Kurt, Orion. If his body was taken over there should be a way to reverse it. So we should figure that out." He just was not sure where to began with that.
View attachment 50576 He had not even made it 30 seconds far if that, when he heard a crash of a door coming from the direction he had just came from. What now he thought to himself. Someone was here because it did not make much sense for someone they knew to to knock down a door. He knew full well that the members of the meeting could take car of themselves but he was curious what was going on and if one person was undetected there very well could be more. He thought DJ had said there was no one else here so much for that. He summoned his keyblade and mad his way back the way he came. Arriving back at the meeting it looked like he was right on there being someone here. As Shiro summoned his key-hammer and slammed Terra and knocked out on the floor. While he was not surprised in what he just saw happen he was in fact disappointed. Shiro just could of very well just knocked out the only person that could tell them who else was here besides Eraqus and he was not in any position to to tell them much based on how he looked when Shiro took him to the med bay. Now there was the task of searching to see if that was the only person or if there was more. Time was not on there side and now it seemed like there was even less so. As he stood in the doorway he looked down to Karina. He would have asked her if she was ok but that just seemed like a kind of stupid to say. So instead he offered his hand to help her up.
View attachment 50574 As he stood at the door way Bruces said, 'You've been masters a lot longer than we have. You're more experienced. So, If I may, I believe you should train us. There has to be a greater level of power we could achieve that would give us an even playing field. What about...A greater form for our Auras? I've been on the cusp of mine but...I'm stuck. I can't figure out how to break through into the third.' While it was a good idea Shiro training them seemed odd. Soon the conversation changed to Nequa. He tired to think of something that would be helpful but Nequa was Magically gifted which was known. She has deceitful intentions. Other then that she has playful personality. Knowing far more than she lets on, She enjoys toying with the protagonist keybladers producing more questions than answers. No of this information seemed particularly helpful. Seeing there was not mcuh to add to what was going on it was best he took his leave.
View attachment 50573 When Faust came up to him and spoke he was a bit surprised. 'Hey if you guys need me i’ll be looking over that library seeing as i'm not needed here.' "Will do." He did not think there would be anything in a library but burt pages. "You might have the right idea" he told Faust before he left. There may not be anything in the library but that did not mean someone was not around hiding somewhere. It made to much sense not set set up an ambush. That said he would not but anything past the red society at this point not to think things though. They were told there was no one around but that did not mean it was true. Perhaps they had some clocking device. There was also the fact that they could just portal wherever they wanted on top of everything else.
View attachment 50572 Soon the the meating started and he stood leaning on a wall next to the room and where they came from. Soon Kel and Karina left him alone which was not all that surprising. As he stood alone he his mind began to wonder. Something more had to being going on then it seemed. Everything was far to relaxed. Red Society was up to something that much was clear. While the meaning was going on he had to figure out what to do with himself. but what he did that he went over his plan that he had formed in his head.
View attachment 50571 Shiro left with Eraqus without saying much. Part of him wondered how he got here. The only thing he knew was that Eraqus was taken to a different world. Ven asked some question but left it to Kel to answer. Then Aux said said something about not wanting to be involved in planning. He tryied to rank his brain on what he knew about No Heart but nothing really came to mind truth be told he knew more about Nequa then no heart. He looked to Karina and wondered what input she could give considering she was from a military homeworld. No heart was powerful and fighting him the last time did not go that well. What he had planned for the red society would probably not work on no heart. He tried to think of someone that could join in Aux's place but no one really came to mind. Kel would be a good option if they knew what to trust. Was what Nequa said true or was she just playing games with them? It was hard to say maybe that was what she wanted. "Why would No heart just up and leave this place?" He asked offhandedly. No heart leaving this place did not made much sense.
View attachment 50570 As he looked around Karina said something about she did not trust what was going on. The red society or the hellfire members attacking them here was beyond stupid considering how many of them that was here. That said both the groups have never been all that smart. 'It feels like we're being allowed to get in this far.' "Maybe" 'Places looks deserted for the most part. I can not make heads or toes of it. Everything was just wrecked about or burned. The library alone is decamated!' "So they got what they came for more or less." It seemed who ever did this was still gathering information. For what purpose? Then Shiro said, 'Not everyone need attend, but we need a strategy to conquer this threat.' "It seems like they left for the time being or are waiting in hiding for something." What other information were they after tho. So they where going after other worlds to spread darkness. The first task is to find them before they find them. What where they waiting for? He had some ideas on how to stop the red society.
View attachment 50569 Soon Oswald said somethings along with DJ and Shiro. Then sora, Kairi and Riku left to stay on the world. The one interesting thing that was said was 'Besides, Traverse town is one of the hardest places to find, making it one of the safest... You can only find it when you're lost or in need of refuge. Something our villainous adversaries don't seem to grasp.' That would explain why there was no sign of the red society. Soon the arrive at some sort of abandoned base and he wonder what the point of coming here was. He glanced at Shiro who seemed to be hiding something in fact he was completely different then the last time he saw him at the battle of the heartless. What was he hiding? Then he looked to Aux and knew he had not talk to him at some point but now was not the time and if he got the chance that was fine and if not what he wanted to ask was not that pressing.
View attachment 50567 He continued to walk knowing who he was going to look for. He had some questions for Aux mostly involving Ven among other things. As the questions rance around his mind and he thought on the red society he walked on a path ofmarket of the first district. There stood Aux holding a small bag in one hand and Beuce not far from him. He guessed that his questions would have to wait as a fight started between the two. He knew something was true now that he saw everything of the last 24 hours. He was more unsure of everything and felt more alone then ever. 'I know that I'm still a fish out of water here.' That could not be farther from the truth. He decided what he was going to do when he saw the red society next. Then the fight continued and ended with a punch and smelling of fire. Soon the two walked off back towards the ship. Shorty after the two got on the ship he got on the ship as well as he took his seat from before and waited form them to leave. His walk did nothing to put his mind at ease it made him more on edge.
View attachment 50566 He turned to kel when he said, 'Wouldn't it be better if we just waited back at the ship for everyone to return?' "Probably." He had so many things on his mind that he was just wanting to clear his head and maybe just walking off for a bit would do just that. Ven went to lead back to the ship. "I will join you in a few minutes." He walked off trying to wrap his head around the red society. There was so much to think on and he still only had one solution to them. He continued to walk lost in his thoughts.
View attachment 50564 While he thought on Ven the one name he could not place why it sounded so familiar. Eraqus. "Eraqus..." Why did that name seem so familiar did someone say it somewhere or did he see the name? Then it hit him where that name was from. The information that he did have on Eraqus was somewhat vague. He had knew that Eraqus was no longer in the land of departure. 'Well, I don't have an exact timeframe. You'd need to talk to Kel for that one, but if Eraqus was still around when you were there...That would've been well over a year ago.' Before he could say much to Ven or Beuce they were off the ship. "Wait" As he went after the two. Ven's question went trought his mind. 'Sanctuary? What's that?' Kel then told Ven information about Terra, and Aqua and what happen to them. A question was brought to his mind in that moment. Why had Aux asked Kel to find Ven on the Sanctuary only for him to be the one that was sent to check on him. He turned to Ven to answer his question from before. "Sanctuary is the name of the ship we found you on. We found you only for you to be taken to the med bay. I went to the med bay to check on you but I was unable to wake you. I am sorry for that." He knew the next step that was to be done was to find Aux. "Um maybe we should find the others?" He avoided saying Aux's name because he was not sure if it would bring memory back to Ven or not. It was also not his place to tell Ven what happened that would be up to Aux.
View attachment 50563 When Beuce arrived and said, 'I don't think that was quite the answer he was looking for AJ' He knew the answer that Ven was looking for and that was everything about the SOS that they were apart of it but when someone was ready to explode the first task was to clam them down not tell them everything. Beuce then proceeded to tell Ven about The SOS then he said. 'I don't know what happened to you, but we got you out of the hands of some pretty bad people we've been fighting against. What's your name, and what's the last thing you remember?' He know what the nurse had said on the ship and Ven had the right to know that said it was for the best he waited for Kel and Aux to return. Karina spoke but had not said anything that was helpful. 'I the last thing I remember was I was trying to get to sleep in The Land of Departure where I was training under Master Eraqus with my friends, Terra and Aqua. And then these masked people took me out of my bed and... I fell unconscious.' "So you do not remember anything on board the Sanctuary?" That was interesting and confirmed what he had thought was the case. Ven did not recognize his voice when he spoke to him when he was comatose.
